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Stay with Vermont Public for complete results and live coverage of the 2024 presidential, statewide and legislative races.

Rutland voters share what's on their minds as they get ready to vote

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Reporter Nina Keck, right, speaks with Jenel Ronn and Caty Manning at Vermont Public's ice cream social and listening session in Rutland on Sept. 13, 2024.

Last month, Vermont Public held an ice cream social and listening session in Rutland. It was part of the newsroom’s efforts to hear from as many Vermonters as we can about what issues they want candidates to address in the lead-up to the election.

Listen to the audio to hear voices from Rutland.

You can tell us what issues matter to you at vermontpublic.org/election. That's also where you'll find resources like a voter guide and interviews with the candidates that focus on the issues you raised as most important.

Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message.

For the 2024 election, Vermont Public wants to ensure that YOUR concerns inform our candidate debates, voter guides and more. Share your thoughts using the form below — and sign up to get email updates from Vermont Public throughout the election season. Or give us a call at 802-552-8899.

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See all of Vermont Public's 2024 election coverage.

Brittany Patterson joined Vermont Public in December 2020. Previously, she was an energy and environment reporter for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Ohio Valley ReSource. Prior to that, she covered public lands, the Interior Department and forests for E&E News' ClimateWire, based in Washington, D.C. Brittany also teaches audio storytelling and has taught classes at West Virginia University, Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont. She holds degrees in journalism from San Jose State University and U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. A native of California, Brittany has fallen in love with Vermont. She enjoys hiking, skiing, baking and cuddling with her rescues, a 95-pound American Bulldog mix named Cooper, and Mila, the most beautiful calico cat you'll ever meet.
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